Cities

Mecca

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Mecca." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/mecca.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Mecca. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/mecca

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-mecca,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Mecca},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/mecca},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as being the holiest city in Islam.

Facts

Population

2,385,509 1

Area (sq km)

1200 1

Infobox gives 1,200 km2 for the city and 760 km2 for the land area; the city figure is used.

Population Estimate Year

2022 1

Elevation (m)

277 1

Latitude

21.4225 degrees north 1

Longitude

39.82333 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Saudi Arabia

Source Mecca (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mecca Province

Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province.

Source Mecca (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Sources

1. Mecca (Wikipedia)

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Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as being the holiest city in Islam.

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1. Mecca (Wikipedia)

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